Regional Names of Durga Puja: Mysore Dussehra

Region: Mysore, Karnataka.

In Mysore, Dussehra is easily the most popular festival. It is
celebrated on a grandiose scale here. Elephants are decked up with robes and
jewelery and taken in processions through the streets of the city. In fact,
many people visit Mysore from all over the country to watch this colorful
event. There is also a floating festival in the temple tank at the foot of
Chamundi Hill and a procession of chariots around the temple at the
top.

The Dussehra of Mysore or Mysore Dassara as it is famously called
is a 10-day long festival. On the day of Dussehra, a procession of
caparisoned elephants carrying the idol of goddess Chamundi is taken
through the city. The festival is celebrated in a grand style with scores of
cultural performances in the great Durbar Hall of the Maharaja's Palace.
On Vijaydashami, the 10th day of the festival, a colorful procession
featuring caparisoned elephants winding through the gaily-decorated streets
of the city, mark the occasion.